Qs about structs and their references WRT C functions and variables

[Hasan Aljudy]

Rick Mann wrote:
> Frits van Bommel Wrote:
> 
>> You could use inout. It's basically a C++ non-const reference.
> 
> Yeah, but it kind of breaks the implied semantics...in this case, the parameter is used as input, and not modified, so the value of the supplied parameter is unaffected by the call.

Why? It *is* modified when you modify it inside the function ..

If my information is correct, the difference between out and inout is:
- "inout" just passes the struct by reference.
- "out" clears the struct before passing it by reference.